Electric trap for rats, &amp;c.



- JT. NORRIS.

ELEOTBIC TBAP FOR BATS, &0. APPLIOATIOH rILnI SEPT. 24, 1908.

A TTOHNE Y S Patented Jan. 12, 1909.

NI ED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN T NORRIS, OF TROY, NORTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOCHRISTOPHER C. WADE, OF TROY, NORTH CAROLINA'.

ELECTBIC TBAP FOR RATE, &0.

No. 9o9,s14.

Specificaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed Beptembe'', 1908. Serial No. 43,521.

Electric Trap for Rats, &c., of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in trapsifor the extermination ofrats and other vermin and has for its object to produce a simple, cheapand efficient means ofridding houses of rats and other ests, which canbe easily handled and move about as necessity requires. p

My nventon consists n certain novel features of Construction,arrangement and 40 candescent lighting systems, the branch combinationof parts as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in theclaims, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is .a perspective view of my improvement connected with anelectric socket. Fig. 2 is a Vertical section of same.

In carrying out my invention I use a base board A' of Wood and supporton the same the plates B, B' B B of tin, or other conductin material, bymeans of the porcelain or rub er sep'arators C, screws or pins D beingdriven through the washers E of rubber or other insulatng material, andthrough theseparators C into the base board A.

The plates B, B', B B are thus held above the base board A with theirlongitudinal .edges separated about one half an inch apart.

k Each plate is provided with a binding "pest F to which the wires froman electric lighting or electric power system, are con` nected. In the'present instance the wires extend from a'socketG such as is usedininwires being so arranged that a positive wire is connected to plateB,while a negative wire is connected to plate B', another positve 'wireto plate B and another negative wire to plate B If now the 'socket isscrewed. into place in a lighting system and thecurrent turned on theplates B, B', B B will become electrically charged so that the alternateplates become electrodes respectively. 4

A lure or bait is placed either on the trap or contiguous thereto so asto attract -the Patenta& .Tan. 12, 1909.

positive and negative rats. If now the rat walks upon the plates u andplaces one foot on say late B, and another on B a circuit will ecompleted through the body of the rat and it will be instantlyelectrocuted.

My improved trap s applicable where any source of electrical energy isaccessible, and

it can be readily moved about from place to place as occasion demands.

l. An electric 'tra comprising an insulated base a series 0 conductingplates separated from each other and supported 'on said base butinsulted therefrom, and positive and negative -wires adapted to beconnected with a source of electrical energy and with alternate plates.

2. An electric trap, comprising a base board of nonconducting materialinsulating blocks mounted on said base, conducting plates supported' onsaid blocks 'and separated from each other, and positive and negativewires adapted to be connected with a source of electrical energy andrespectvely with alternate plates.

JOHN T. NORRIS. witnesses:

J. A. LISK, I. E. SAUNDERS.

